LGBTQ rights supporters gather at the Texas State Capitol to protest state Republican-led efforts to pass legislation that would restrict the participation of transgender student athletes on the first day of the 87th Legislature's third special session on September 20, 2021, in Austin, Texas.

The special session agenda includes 18 legislative priorities, with several directly addressing the recent disaster.

In the Austin area, 12 people are still missing and 16 are known to have perished after rain swept away homes along rivers and creeks.